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Billion

The word billion is used so much today it’s hard to comprehend how much it actually is.

A little while ago an advertising agency put this together to illustrate how much it really is :

  • A billion seconds ago it was 1959.
  • A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.
  • A billion hours ago our ancestors were living in the Stone Age.
  • A billion days ago no-one walked on two feet on earth.
  • A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20 minutes, at the rate our government spends it.

Posted by Mark on October 28, 2005 4:56 PM |

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